Dell PowerVault 715N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 54)

point. Each persistent image appears as a subdirectory in the volume which is being imaged. The entire
content of the volume, as it existed when the persistent image was created, appears under this directory.
3. If you need to re-establish the system defaults, click Restore Defaults.
4. Click OK to update the global settings.
Configuring Persistent Image Volume Settings
You can modify volume settings by performing the following steps:
1. On the NAS Manager primary menu, click Disks, and then click ActiveArchive.
2. Click Volume Settings.
3. Click the radio button adjacent to the volume setting you want to change.
4. Click Configure... .
5. Use the appropriate menus to configure the following options.
NOTE: Before changing the cache size, you must delete all persistent images on that volume.
Cache Full Warning Threshold — Defines the percentage of cache space used that triggers warning
messages to the system event log.
Begin Deleting Images — Defines the percentage of cache space used that triggers automatic
deletion of the oldest persistent images with the lowest retention weight on the system.
Automatic persistent image deletions are recorded in the system log.
Cache Size — Specifies the percentage of the volume that is allocated to the cache file. Increasing this value
allows more and larger persistent images to be maintained. Ensure that adequate space is available on the
persistent image files' location drive.
6. If you need to re-establish the system defaults, click Restore Defaults.
7. Click OK.
Accessing Stored Persistent Images in Dell ActiveArchive
NOTE: Only Windows clients (CIFS) can access Dell ActiveArchive persistent images.
NOTE: The name of the utility that creates persistent images is Dell ActiveArchive. The name of the directory
where Dell ActiveArchive persistent images are stored is ActiveArchive.
NOTE: The ActiveArchive directory is a hidden folder. You must configure your system to view hidden files and
folders to view your ActiveArchive directory.
1. On the NAS Manager primary menu, click the Maintenance tab.
2. Click Terminal Services.
3. Log on to a Terminal Services Advanced Client session.
4. If the PowerVault Advanced Administration Menu window is displayed, click Exit, and then click OK to close
it.
5. Right-click My Appliance.
6. Click Map Network Drive from the menu.
7. Map to the root of the ActiveArchives volume.